This is a beautiful and gorgeous silk crepe kimono. It is a young woman's formal kimono ( furisode ). It was worn in summer and has no lining. It has traditional summer motifs which are hand painted, such as maple leaves, streams and pink fringes. Some kinds of techniques are used such as embroidery with gold and silver threads and pressed gold and silver leaves. In good condition except for some stains. Ca 1920s~1930s. 128cm x 159cm 50.4" x 62.6"

This is a silk meisen haori ( jacket ). Meisen textile is a kind of pongee silk which is machine woven and has kasuri ( ikat ) pattern. Meisen kimono was very popular among young women as a casual kimono between 1920s and 1950s and many of them have eye-catching bold and contemporary design. Mid Showa period ( ca. 1940s~50s ). In excellent condition. 126cm x 87cm 49.6" x 34.3"

This is a man's juban ( under kimono ) made of three kinds of hand-woven tsumugi ( pongee silk ) which are shima ( stripe ), fine koshi ( check ), and katazome ( stencil-dyeing ). In good condition except for a few mending patches and rifts. Taisho or early Showa period ( 1920s~1930s ). 129cm x 142cm 50.1" x 56"

This is a sakiori rug or futon which is handwoven of shreds torn from old cotton cloth such as kimono, furoshiki, futon cover etc. It has nice mixed color but it has no lining. It has some rips and holes. Taisho or early Showa period ( ca. 1920s~1940s ) 175cm x 192cm 68.9" x 75.6"

This is a book about meisen kimono design. Mangekyo is kaleidoscope in English and it symbolizes its crisp and dazzling color. It has 220 kimonos with eye-catching and beautiful patterns in full color. Meisen kimono was very popular among young women in Taisho and early Showa Period ( 1920s~1940s ) as a casual kimono. It is a pocket edition and has 255 pages. Only written in Japanese. Author: Miyagawa Takeshi. Publisher: Seigensha. The first edition published: June 6 2009. Shipping to U.S...

This is a cotton kimono with beautiful colorful noshi design which is tsutsugaki technique. Tsutsugaki is freehand painting using rice paste as resist. "Noshi" is an ornament which used to be made of flattened abalone strips and put on a gift in old days, but it is replaced with paper these days. In good condition except for some stains in the left front sleeve ( 1cm x 1cm ) and in front body. This one was worn at a festival or on stage. Sewn by machine...

This is a beautiful cotton shibori kimono which is made of hand-spun cotton. The shibori technique is "te-kumo shibori ( hand-bound spiderweb ). It has nice thick but soft texture. In excellent condition except for patina in the neck line. Meiji or Taisho period ( ca. 1900s~1930s ) 124cm x 135cm 48.8" x 53.1"

This is a boy's festive kimono made of cotton and it has eagle and pine tree design which are free hand-painting and katazome ( stencil-dyeing ). It has also sparrow design which is katazome ( stencil-dyeing ) In excellent condition except for some stains. Taisho or early Showa period ( 1920s~1940s ) 66cm x 88cm 26" x 34.6"

This is a beautiful woman's summer kimono made of silk crepe. It has bold bamboo leaves pattern which is kata-yuzan ( stencil-printed and direct-dyeing ) and clouds ( by shadowing method ). In excellent condition and looks hardly worn. Taisho or early Showa period ( 1920s~1930s ). 126cm x 146cm 49.6" x 57.5"

This is a maru obi ( sash ) for a formal kimono. It is made of hand-woven silk cloth which is 64cm wide and folded in two. It has same pattern in both sides. In good condition as a whole but has some wear. Taisho or early Showa period ( 1920s~1940s ) 32cm x 3m82cm 12.6" x 12ft6"

This is a chu-ya obi ( sash ). "Chu-ya" means "day and night" and chu-ya obi is a sash which has two different designs and textiles in both sides. It has beautiful embroidery of wisteria and cherry blossom motifs on beige satin ground and bright color katazome ( stencil-dyeing ) flowers on thick silk crepe ground. It has light patina and a few stains on beige ground side, however the silk crepe side is in excellent condition. Early to mid 20th century. 32.5cm x 4m

This is a futon cover with mending patches. The ground is hand-spun cotton and dyed with natural indigo and has beautiful shibori patterns. The shibori technique is Ori-nui shibori ( folded & stitched ). In good condition. Early to mid 20th century. 91cm x 180cm

This is a piece of noh drama costume which is called "Choken". Choken is made of silk gauze or weft silk gauze with woven designs with gold and colored threads. It is worn by a dancer or noble man in the noh stage. This choken has woven design of Hagi ( Japanese clover ) and Nadeshiko ( Dianthus ) with gold threads. In excellent condition. 20th century. 40cm x 160cm

This is a cloth for an obi ( sash ) made of silk gold brocade. It has 60% of pattern of the cloth ( roku-tsū obi ) and 40% is plain, without pattern. The ground is beautiful gold color and the karakusa pattern is woven of gold threads and colorful ones. The 6th and 7th photos are backside. In excellent condition. Mid 20th century. 34.7cm x 4m76cm